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SPC Fisheries Newsletter •) THE SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION FISHERIES NEtfSLETT it> us No. 11 Noumea, New Caledonia ' «l^ffSf#^7 CO N T E NTS Page Editorial 1-3 Progress of the Special Project on Inshore Fisheries Development by R.H. Baird 4- 5 Progress; of the Special Project on Outer Reef Artisanal Fishing by H.R. Hume 6— 7 Summary of the Meeting of the Expert Committee on Tropical Skipjack by R.H. Baird 8-12 Standardized Skipjack Catch-Effort Data 13-14 Skipjack Tuna Tagging Programme 15—16 Nomenclature of Skipjack Tuna 17 The CWP System for Indicating one Degree Squares of Geographical Position by H.R. Hume 18-19 Specifications and Method of Setting of the Stick Held Dip Net used by the UNDP/FAO Charter Vessel SHINPO MARL) No. 2 by R.M. Stone 20-26 The New Zealand Acoustic Tuna Lure 27 Eucheuma farming for Carrageenan • 28-30 Diary of Forthcoming Meetings 31 1 EDITORIAL The last South Pacific Islands Fisheries Development Agency's Newsletter (No. 10) appeared in November 1973, In the editorial of that issue we said that the South Pacific Commission would continue to issue a Newsletter at the request of the Sixth SPC Technical Meeting on Fisheries held in Suva in July 1973. For the sake of continuity we have decided to continue the numbering of the Newsletter in sequsnce from the SPIFDA Newsletter. Thus this issue of the SPC Newsletter will be No. 11. While SPIFDA formally ended in December 1973, we are very glad to report that two FAO experts recruited far SPIFDA have continued to work in the field and are now working as country experts in Fiji. These are Mr Dan Popper, fish culturist, who is working on fish rearing at the Ravi Ravi fish ponds near Lautoka in Fiji. These ponds have now been extended and Mr Popper is investigating the possibilities of rearing rabbitfish (Siqanus) to marketable size. Dr James McVey and his team at the Micronesian Mariculture Demonstration Center in Koror, Palau, have recently had considerable success in inducing spawning in Siqanus caneliculua and in rearing the larvae through to the juvenile stage. This, combined with Dan Popper's work in Fiji, holds out promise of substantial development of farming this species if subsequent economic appraisals give a promising forecast. Dr Ted Ritchie, SPIFDA consultant on oyster culture, has also now been absorbed into the Fiji UN country programme. Dr Ritchie is having some considerable success in growing of various species of Crassostrea and has found that varying environmental conditions are having a tremendous effect upon growth and survival of the young spat. The absorption Df Ted Ritchie into the Fiji country programme will givB him the opportunity to reach aome definitive conclusions as to the best species of oysters and most desirable conditions for optimum results. There are now many ongoing Dory Projects in the Pacific countries and territories of the Pacific islands. The American Samoa Project, the first, has now been in operation for some years and has a well established boat-building shop. Much of the fishing done is handling bottom fishing. The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony has a dory building programme at Betio in Tarawa and has so far built four dories, all petrol (gasoline) engined driving either jets or inboard-outboard drives. The fishing is mainly pearl shell lure or multiple trolling for skipjack, vary little bottom fishing having been yet triad. 2 Western Samoa has so far,purchased one dory from American Samoa and may acquire others« Ponspe, in the American Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands started a project in 1972 and eight dories were constructed and lau, chsd in 1973* Eighteen more are planned with work commencing in July 1974. The Ponape dories are equipped for trolling, bottom handlining and will ba used for transport to the reef for spear fishing. Palau has proposals for s dory project which could be operational in 1975. Bottom fishing and pelagic fishing for tuna species will be undertaken. A feasibility study is being done in Tonga to determine the possibility of a fisheries development with Australian bi-Iataral aid. The SPC Dory Project, which will use two types of dory, should be operating in the field in August 1974. An account of the present state of this project appears on page 6-7. The dory is not necessarily the best craft for all conditions and all types of artisanal fishing developments in the Pacific islands. It has the advantage of being reasonably cheap and simple ~bo build and it is relatively fast. However, the high speed results in high fuel consumption and the high speed engines rsquired are rather sophisticated, requiring a high level of maintenance. It now seems to be the time to consider whether a simple, low powered diesel engined displacement hull might not be thB most suitable in many island conditions, particularly where the principle method of fishing is to be bottom fishing. A corollary of these various projects will be the need to sstablish fisheries training and the auxiliary skills of boat and engine repair and maintenance, refrigeration engineering and electronic repair capabilities. This can be done by provision of training schools and COUTSBS, and to a certain extent by training effective extension officers. Wg are very glad to be able to report that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has made a grant of approximately C$ 750,000 to establish a project at the University of thB South Pacific. The project has three component parts: a Diploma in Tropical Fisheries, the infusion of specialist marine biology courses into the teaching programme of the University, and a modest research effort. 3 The Diploma is af three years duration and is pitched at the same academic level (approximately) as the existing Diplomas in Agriculture (Fiji College and Alafua). Twelve or mare students will be accepted intD the programme each year and graduates should be able to initiate and sustain commercial fishing ventures. A number will be absorbed into the Fisheries Departments of the region and a few may find their way into teaching positions. Students are already in the second year of the course which is funded under the present agreement until 197B. In addition, the Rockefeller Foundation, through a new specialist organisation known as the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management {ICLARM) proposes to make substantial funds available in the 5outh Pacific for fisheries development. ThiB will take many forma, but it is proposed to fund necessary research and development projects through existing organisations and institutes, supply funding for practical ad hoc experimental work and support fisheries and fishermen's training programmes. It is incumbent upon all the people in the Pacific area concerned with fisheries development to ensure that this welcome flow of fisheries development funds into the area is used to the best possible advantage of the countries and territories concerned. Again it must be said that the flow and interchange of information is vital to ensure that the minimum of overlap occurs. The 5PC Technical Meeting on Fisheries has now become an annual event in order to assist and encourage the exchange of ideas and to act as a forum where the needs can begin to be identified on a regional basis. R.H. Baird * + * 4 PROGRESS OF THE 5PECIAL PROJECT DIM INSHORE FI5HERIE5 DEVELOPMENT by R.H. Baird Fisheries Adviser South Pacific Commission Noumea, New Caledonia The South Pacific Commission Special Projects which were made possible by voluntary contributions to 5PC funds by Australia, New Zealand and France have already been outlined in the SPIFDA Newsletter No. 10, The following is an extract from a working paper prepared for the SPC Planning Committee Meeting in May 1974 which outlines the present state of the projects. A. Lobster Sub-Project It has beBn decided to divide the lobster project into two phases, Phase I would be concerned primarily with initial investigation into methods of live lobster storage and would last for one year (1974). For Phase I an Australian undergraduate has been recruited and he has been in the field in the British Solomon Islands Protectdrate since early March. He will be working under the supervision of the fisheries staff of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate who already have some experience in lobster work. Phase II, "to last two years, would continue to refine methods of lobster storage but would also undertake in depth studies of lobster populations, growth rates, recruitment etc. so that approximations can be made of the optimum sustained yield that can be expected from a given reef area. This would need the services of a qualified research assistant with some experience to be recruited as Project Officer, The person concerned would be able to use the results of his work to produce a thesis for an advanced degree. The extra cost of recruitment of such a person would be $A3,000 per annum (&A1,000 recruitment and approximately fiiA2,000 for extra salary above the volunteer level). However, with an experienced Project Officer, some substantial saving could be made in consultant costs. Negotiations are in process for the recruitment of a qualified person for this post. Bo Bechs-da-mer Sub-Project Beche-de-mBr studies would also form part of the duties of the research assistant. Identification, demonstration of fishing and processing methods would be set up. This work would be undertaken by the Lobster Project Officer. 5 C. Turtle.Farming Sub-Project Again because of withdrawal by accepted volunteers, recruitment has been delayed. It is now proposed that this post should also be changed From a volunteer basis to that of research assistant.
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